Gorakhnath and the Kanphata Yogis c6.142

c6.142

After the disposal of the body, all the Yogīs bathe with water supplied by the deceased’s disciples, and then sweets (*laddu*) are distributed. There is no further ceremonial impurity.⁴ However, some say that clothes are washed on the tenth day after death.⁵ A council of all the Yogīs at the place where death occurred is held, and in case the deceased had not chosen a successor, a guru, if this was his rank, is chosen to take his place. The clothes of the dead are given to degraded Yogīs or are divided among those present. Food and money also are distributed.